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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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